[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1286-S1287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1116. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO HONORING 
                   THE OBLIGATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO 
                   TRIBAL NATIONS AND TRIBAL CITIZENS BY 
                   ADDRESSING THE ONGOING WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AT 
                   THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to 
     honoring the obligation

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     of the Federal Government to Tribal nations and Tribal 
     citizens by addressing the ongoing workforce shortage at the 
     Indian Health Service, which may include providing sufficient 
     resources, increasing efficiency in Federal program delivery, 
     and reversing unjustified employment terminations of health 
     care providers, by the amounts provided in such legislation 
     for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 
     increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal 
     years 2025 through 2034.
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